diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/crystal/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/crystal/default.nix
index e7047a81bd44..0745abdfab0a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/crystal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/crystal/default.nix
@@ -274,5 +274,11 @@ rec {
     binary = binaryCrystal_1_2;
   };
 
-  crystal = crystal_1_7;
+  crystal_1_8 = generic {
+    version = "1.8.0";
+    sha256 = "sha256-oTvBKrfDkrpJg4gaOVrrKWfsqZC+Z9Lp/jt4ye+Iw/M=";
+    binary = binaryCrystal_1_2;
+  };
+
+  crystal = crystal_1_8;
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c8ab05a72910..bf2fe6a03718 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -14539,7 +14539,14 @@ with pkgs;
     stdenv = if stdenv.isDarwin then darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.stdenv else stdenv;
   })
     crystal_1_2
-    crystal_1_7
+    crystal_1_7;
+
+  inherit (callPackages ../development/compilers/crystal {
+    llvmPackages = llvmPackages_15;
+    pcre = pcre2;
+    stdenv = if stdenv.isDarwin then darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.stdenv else stdenv;
+  })
+    crystal_1_8
     crystal;
 
   crystal2nix = callPackage ../development/compilers/crystal2nix { };